Box Score

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Despite getting another hat trick from Kathryn Restrepo, the Swarthmore College women's lacrosse team fell to Rochester by a 14-10 score on Wednesday, March 11 in Florida.

The first half featured back-and-forth action. After Rochester jumped out to a 4-2 lead, Swarthmore responded with a balanced attack by rattling off three straight markers. Junior Elizabeth Bachman set up Restrepo at 12:02, senior Sara Lentricchia netted the equalizer at 7:23 and Tierney put the Garnet ahead 5-4 with just over six minutes left. Rochester, however, netted two straight goals and took a 6-5 lead at the break.
 
After a tightly contested start to the second half, the Yellow Jackets won the turnover battle and started pulling away by netting three straight to take an 11-8 lead with 12:12 left on a Madeline Levy marker. Lentricchia and Restrepo each completed hat tricks, but it wasn't enough to put the Garnet on top. Jamie Wallish's third goal of the frame and eighth she factored into overall with 2:12 remaining sealed the 14-10 outcome.
 
Maire Prosak made four saves in the cage for Rochester, which only turned the ball over twice in the second half and outshot the Garnet by a 40-20 count. Junior Connie Bowen turned away 10 shots for Swarthmore.
 
In addition to Lentricchia and Restrepo's hat tricks, the Garnet also got strong performances from juniors Tazmin Bailiff-Curtis and Antonia Violante. Bailiff-Curtis scooped up three ground balls and caused a turnover, while Violante won four draw controls.
 
Swarthmore (1-2) returns to action when it visits Alvernia on Tuesday, March 17 at 7 p.m.